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> Why do health services somehow get a free ticket to cheat? In the vast majority of western countries, a tourist would need to pay more than 250usd to receive
by tredre3 2y ago
> Why do health services somehow get a free ticket to cheat?
In the vast majority of western countries, a tourist would need to pay more than 250usd to receive the services described by GP. Even when a country has UHC it rarely(never?) covers tourists. A quick google suggests prices in the 1000-3000usd range for Canada, the UK, and Germany, for example (an ER visit with blood tests + follow up).
It's just expensive to provide urgent care and tests. Not having travel insurance (fairly cheap!) and then refusing to pay for services is, indeed, a dick move.